Maintenance Manager

**Join Our Team in Nakusp, BC**

**Who we are**:
At WaterBridge, we believe that people are the core of our business. We are proud to offer our employees a positive work environment, competitive salaries and excellent benefits. When you are a member of the WaterBridge team, you enjoy a stable career where your ideas are encouraged, and skills valued. We offer a worksite in one of the prettiest areas in the country to live and work. If you are an avid outdoor person you can ski, sled, bike and hike in some of the best natural areas in British Columbia.

We are a privately-owned ship building and ferry operating company based in British Columbia, Canada. We are responsible for the safe ferry passage of people in the communities of Arrow Lakes and Burns Lake, BC. Our ferry crews are Transport Canada trained and certified. We pride ourselves on the impact we make to the local economies we build and operate in.

**Who you are**:
You are a seasoned Technical Mechanical Manager or certified Engineer with multiple disciplinary tickets to support your worldly knowledge of all things mechanical. You are a forward thinker who knows the importance of well-planned maintenance on any fleet. You have leadership and training skills that empower others to keep learning on the job. You are equally comfortable on the computer as you are out in the field. With a knack for knowing how to solve most equipment failures; you make recommendations that only require a one-time fix. Your mechanical aptitude and business mindset ensure the company’s assets are well protected.

**Technical Mechanical Manager**

We have an immediate opening for a Technical Mechanical Manager based out of our Nakusp, BC location. As the senior leader of the department he/she is responsible for the mechanical maintenance and repairs of an inland water marine fleet and other heavy-duty equipment. The Technical Mechanical Manager has primary accountability in coordinating, overseeing and performing ongoing maintenance and repairs on all vessels and other equipment in the fleet. This may include travel to remote sites and delegating work to on-vessel engineers. This position interfaces directly with the operations team to ensure the fleet is operating efficiently, effectively and safely. Reporting to the Marine Manager, he/she will be considered the technical resource for all employees.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Performs and enforces safe working practices
- Delegates work through the Assistant Mechanical Manager, Senior Chief Engineer and Operators, 3rd party contractors
- Plans and performs service and maintenance work on marine engines and other heavy-duty equipment including loaders, cranes trucks and other mechanical based systems
- Acts as a technical resource for internal engineering workers
- Ensures orderly, appropriate repairs and modifications are consistent with good working practice
- Administer and coordinate key elements of the maintenance programs, including the documentation related to regulatory requirements, work orders, work plans, warranty work and service requests
- Conduct and assist with monitoring programs to identify improvement opportunities in data collection, processing and reporting
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with vendors and contractors,
- Responds to regulatory issues identified during inspections of fleet including making recommendations for changes to equipment, polices or procedures
- Responds to equipment emergency situations locally and remotely
- Ensures speedy, cost effective and quality response to breakdowns and analyzes reasons for breakdown so as to eliminate them and avoid repeats
- Prepare and analyze engineering and maintenance budgets and quarterly forecasts, including monthly cost, variance and analysis reports
- Ensures company meets or exceeds environmental regulations related to vessel chemical use and waste products
- Ensures all industry regulations and company policies are adhered to and takes immediate corrective action where non-compliance is found including issues identified during vessel inspections
- Lead, facilitate, and manage projects from conception to completion
- Provide direction, leadership, and support to the operations department

**Skills and Abilities**
- Possess a strong work ethic, a commitment to excellence and have acute safety awareness
- Must have a strong mechanical aptitude
- Ability to effectively troubleshoot, diagnose malfunctions and resolve equipment breakdowns quickly
- Understanding of modern maintenance and reliability best practices
- Ability to make sound, effective business decisions during times of pressure or stress
- Proficiency in Microsoft programs and computerized maintenance management systems
- Effective interpersonal skills including written and verbal communication while displaying tact and diplomacy working with a variety of individuals and groups
- Management skills including directing, motivating and assessing performance of direct rep